If that is the case, Obama, with his ‘two of the same’ speech has already alienated the possible future leaders of Iran. Even if it doesn’t happen the speech will not have got him anywhere with tehe xisting administration. This was a classic case of ‘when in doubt say nothing’. Obama couldn’t resist saying something.

Way to go.

Obama is right to not give them a convienient interuption

And as the American public becomes accustomed to this new information input, we begin to learn the inadequacy of what the left calls jingoism, what the right calls bumpersticker sloganeering.

This is a continuation of the old, “I know how you feel” argument. Guy on the right says, “I know how you feel”. Guy on the left says, “You can’t know how I feel, without being me!” (And by extension, the Left would argue, “we” can’t know how “they” feel…)

The same dilemma faces human communication. When I say, “I know what you intended to tell me”, we can then argue over the intention of the speaker, the hearer, and the inadequacy of each word, sound, or gesture.

Those who yesterday were screaming anti-war slogans at the US, now might wonder at our caution, in word or deed, facing this dangerous situation that the Iranian dissidents face.

This young president is growing up fast, like John F Kennedy did, during the missile crisis and the bay of pigs. He is learning international language of the diplomat. A communication mis-step literally could cost the death of thousands of Iranians.

JFK said “we’re going to find a way to the moon”. Obama will be happy if he can find a way to close Gitmo.

Johnson said “we’re going to feed all poor people, and lift them out of poverty”. Obama will be happy if he can figure out how to send everyone to the doctor.

Reagan and Bush said, “we’re going to find a way for american business to prosper”. Obama will be happy if there is a way to see that the prosperity is more evenly distributed (at least we *hope* that’s what he is doing).

But the corrupt MainStreamMedia, has yet to figure out how to plug into the worldwide population that is itself plugged into the new mass-consciousness that started as the internet, and is evolving into the multi-technology social networking of the next generations. But blogs like this (TAC/BLOG), represent a “deep-think” portion of the increasing chatter of social networking, like we hear out of Iran.

And we will wonder, from a distance, what pain might be in store for them, …and for us. …And our “chatter” may even help form a reply to their cries for help.